Active NPI 1215962485 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. David Baskin , MD

Neurological Surgery • Houston, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. David Baskin, MD is a certified Neurological Surgery practicing in Houston, TX. With approximately 48 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1978, Dr. Baskin delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 6445 MAIN ST.

Dr. Baskin maintains professional affiliations with Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians, Tmh Physician Associates Pllc and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include new patient outpatient office visit, computer-assisted procedure inside brain, ultrasonic guidance during surgery. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

6445 Main St
Opc P24-C026

Houston, TX 770301502

Telephone 7134413803

Fax 7137931001

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Tmh Physician Associates Pllc Facility NPI 1962940924

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1978

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Neurological Surgery in Houston, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

48 Yrs +25.6 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 22.4 Yrs

State Avg: 25.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

177 Specialists

Practicing in Houston, TX (703 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

31.6% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

85.4% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Baskin (48 Years) 48 Yrs

Houston Specialty Average (22.4 Years) 22.4 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	44	44	$600.00	$222.25
61781 Computer-assisted procedure inside brain	27	27	$1244.00	$253.82
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	23	23	$227.00	$47.72
62272 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap	16	16	$424.00	$48.42
61798 Computer-assisted radiosurgery of complex growth of brain, first growth	15	15	$9750.00	$1490.94
61618 Repair of brain covering by tissue or synthetic graft	14	14	$6520.00	$733.73
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	13	$314.00	$126.33
62147 Repair of skull bone with graft, more than 5.0 cm	13	13	$7301.00	$937.70
15770 Creation of skin, fat and muscle graft	12	12	$3393.00	$344.41
62165 Removal of pituitary gland tumor using an endoscope	12	12	$7789.00	$752.66
31294 Decompression of optic nerve using an endoscope	11	11	$9490.50	$1789.78
31291 Repair of leak of brain and spinal fluid from sinus behind eyes using endoscope	11	11	$9378.00	$1890.81
30560 Release of nasal scar tissue	11	11	$709.00	$76.69
30435 Revision to reshape nasal bones after previous repair	11	11	$7163.75	$679.49

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	40	40	$600.00	$223.53
61781 Computer-assisted procedure inside brain	30	30	$1244.00	$247.00
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	23	23	$227.00	$62.52
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	17	$314.00	$129.50
62272 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap	19	19	$424.00	$46.92
61798 Computer-assisted radiosurgery of complex growth of brain, first growth	15	15	$9750.00	$1452.68
61618 Repair of brain covering by tissue or synthetic graft	15	14	$6520.00	$698.23
62147 Repair of skull bone with graft, more than 5.0 cm	12	12	$7301.00	$743.70
31291 Repair of leak of brain and spinal fluid from sinus behind eyes using endoscope	11	11	$9378.00	$1818.61
15770 Creation of skin, fat and muscle graft	11	11	$3393.00	$344.66

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	39	39	$600.00	$222.74
61781 Computer-assisted procedure inside brain	23	23	$1244.00	$239.05
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	21	18	$421.00	$185.66
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	19	19	$227.00	$63.02
15770 Creation of skin, fat and muscle graft	13	13	$3393.00	$345.70
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$314.00	$132.38
31291 Repair of leak of brain and spinal fluid from sinus behind eyes using endoscope	13	13	$9378.00	$1724.58
30560 Release of nasal scar tissue	12	12	$709.00	$79.19
30435 Revision to reshape nasal bones after previous repair	12	12	$7163.75	$708.79
62272 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap	12	12	$424.00	$45.52
31294 Decompression of optic nerve using an endoscope	11	11	$9490.50	$1909.20
30140 Removal of nasal air passage under lining tissue	11	11	$3369.00	$136.79

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	31	31	$600.00	$229.84
61781 Computer-assisted procedure inside brain	23	23	$1244.00	$242.96
62272 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap	17	16	$424.00	$53.48
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	13	12	$227.00	$64.17
15770 Creation of skin, fat and muscle graft	11	11	$3393.00	$347.71
31294 Decompression of optic nerve using an endoscope	11	11	$9202.91	$1763.26

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	28	28	$600.00	$213.03
61781 Computer-assisted procedure inside brain	24	22	$1244.00	$245.41
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	15	15	$227.00	$65.47
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	15	14	$421.00	$150.23
62272 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap	12	12	$424.00	$46.22

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	34	34	$600.00	$209.31
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	27	22	$421.00	$143.82
61781 Computer-assisted procedure inside brain	24	24	$1244.00	$227.14
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	21	21	$227.00	$58.97
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	14	$314.00	$110.28
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	17	16	$296.00	$102.77
62272 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap	16	16	$424.00	$40.34
61798 Computer-assisted radiosurgery of complex growth of brain, first growth	13	13	$9750.00	$1439.77
61800 Computer-assisted radiosurgery application of headframe	12	12	$1450.00	$160.37
69990 Use of operating microscope	12	12	$1109.00	$210.93
15770 Creation of skin, fat and muscle graft	11	11	$3393.00	$341.97
31288 Removal of nasal sinus tissue using an endoscope, sphenoid sinus	11	11	$1998.55	$159.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	35	35	$600.00	$209.85
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	16	$314.00	$109.45
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	15	15	$588.00	$206.40

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	57	57	$600.00	$205.56
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	30	29	$227.00	$64.47
61781 Computer-assisted procedure inside brain	20	18	$1244.00	$246.19
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	17	15	$401.00	$136.24
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	15	$314.00	$102.40
69990 Use of operating microscope	16	15	$1109.00	$227.43
15770 Creation of skin, fat and muscle graft	14	14	$3393.00	$342.01
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	14	14	$588.00	$205.24
62272 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap	12	12	$424.00	$43.23
61548 Excision of pituitary gland tumor	12	12	$7811.00	$1608.52
31288 Removal of nasal sinus tissue using an endoscope, sphenoid sinus	12	12	$2061.00	$206.01
31254 Partial removal of nasal sinus using an endoscope	12	12	$2089.50	$209.22

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Neurological Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

State License TX G7485

A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

120433105 (TX)

Medicaid State Provider ID

120433106 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Blue Cross Blue Shield

8R9780 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Rr Medicare

P01331478 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Bcbs

8GD770 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Blue Cross Blue Shield

8EA862 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Tmh Physician Associates Pllc

6445 Main St, Houston, TX 770301502

Tmh Physician Associates Pllc

7575 San Felipe St, Houston, TX 770631777

Phone: 7132669955

Tmh Physician Associates Pllc

4710 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX 774014505

Phone: 7133639411

Tmh Physician Associates Pllc

6445 Main St Opc, Houston, TX 770301502

Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians

6445 Main St, Houston, TX 770301502

Phone: 7134413150

Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians

6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX 770302703

Tmh Physician Associates Pllc

6565 Fannin St Main, Houston, TX 770302703

Phone: 7134410428

Tmh Physician Associates Pllc

6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX 770302703

Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians

6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX 770302703

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

2 Associated Practitioners

Savannah Prantil , AGACNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

NPI 1790391746

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Board Certified)

Dr. Blake Staub , MD

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1851525943

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

11 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active January 24, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location January 24, 2017

Registered at 6445 MAIN ST, OPC P24-C026, HOUSTON, TX 770301502 (Tel: 7134413803)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 24, 2017

Registered at 6445 MAIN ST, OPC P24-C026, HOUSTON, TX 770301502 (Tel: 7134413803)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated January 24, 2017

Recorded as DAVID BASKIN, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 24, 2017

Neurological Surgery (License #G7485 in TX)

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NPI Profile Active August 21, 2014

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 21, 2014

Registered at 6560 FANNIN ST, SCURLOCK TOWER, SUITE 900, HOUSTON, TX 770302761 (Tel: 7134413800)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 21, 2014

Registered at 6560 FANNIN ST, SCURLOCK TOWER, SUITE 900, HOUSTON, TX 770302761 (Tel: 7134413800)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 21, 2014

Recorded as DAVID BASKIN, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 21, 2014

Neurological Surgery (License #G7485 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 12, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1215962485

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 12, 2006

Last Update: January 24, 2017

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

6445 Main St, Opc P24-C026

Houston, TX 770301502

Phone: 7134413803

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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